Court hears civil servant accused of breaking Official Secrets Act admitted he had 'a peek' at Butterly murder file

A service officer in the Director of Public Prosecutions’ (DPP) office admitted to gardaí that he had a peek in a Peter Butterly murder suspect's file and took pictures of parts of other files, a trial has heard.

Jonathan Lennon, 35, from Clonee, Dublin 15, denies breaking the Official Secrets Act in relation to criminal proceedings resulting from the 2013 murder of dissident republican Peter Butterly.